Festivals · Chubu
Mikuni Festival
三国祭
One of the Hokuriku region's three great festivals, with 6.5-metre warrior floats paraded through the port town of Mikuni.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Wed 19 to Fri 21 May 2027
- Date status
- Confirmed by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- Mikuni Shrine and Mikuni old town, Sakai
- City
- Sakai
- Prefecture
- Fukui
- Region
- Chubu
- Category
- Festivals
- When it runs
- 19 to 21 May (fixed calendar)
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Fukui's official travel guide records the Mikuni Festival every year from 19 to 21 May, with the main event on 20 May, when six neighbourhood floats up to six and a half metres tall, each topped by a warrior figure, gather at Mikuni Shrine and process through the town to shamisen, flute and taiko music. The festival has over 300 years of history and is a Fukui Prefecture intangible folk cultural property.
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking links for this event are added after the product checks pass.
Official source: https://www.fuku-e.com/en/festivals-the-soul-of-fukui. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.